Idolator — At 5 p.m. yesterday, Pylon guitarist Randall "Randy" Bewley passed away, and my beloved hometown of Athens is a lot poorer for it. Randy contributed to our town in multiple ways, as a member of a legendary band, as an elementary school art teacher, a... more info

ContactMusic — Irish rockers U2 have come under fire from protesters who accuse the band of depriving the country of millions of dollars in tax revenue by allegedly storing their wealth in ... more info

ContactMusic — The battle has begun over the merger of music industry giants Live Nation and Ticketmaster - with officials at both companies facing a committee hearing over ... more info

Buffalo News, New York — It's generally accepted wisdom that U2 lost its direction, fire and clarity of purpose with the early '90s efforts “Zooropa” and “Pop.” Those albums are routinely referred to as self-indulgent failures, and this strain of thought paved the wa... more info

A musical based on Spiderman written by U2's Bono and The Edge will open in Feb 2010.Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark will debut on Broadway from February 18th with previews starting on 16 January... more info

The Music Fix — News: Revolutionary music site Spotify have added an additional 5,000 tracks to their database. The latest update includes the exclusive new U2 album. All music on Spotify can be listened to for free - supported by advertising. You just need to list... more info

Rolling Stone — The planned Spider-Man musical, featuring music and lyrics by U2’s Bono and the Edge, will make its Broadway debut in February 2010. Previews of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark start January 16th, with the musical’s official starting date February... more info

Stereogum — Bono and the Edge are composing music and lyrics for Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, opening on Broadway 2/18/10. This is a smart fall-back for U2 plan since the whole writing rock songs thing isn't working out. According to Hollywood Reporter (via P4... more info

Pitchfork — With their new album, No Line on the Horizon, coming out in every format imaginable next week, U2 are moving onto the next thing. Well, Bono and the Edge are, at least. Apparently, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. are too cool to help write music fo... more info

Pitchfork — With their new album, No Line on the Horizon, coming out in every format imaginable next week, U2 are moving onto the next thing. Well, Bono and the Edge are, at least. Apparently, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. are too cool to help write music fo... more info